The EVD1000-series of ICs are single-chip solutions providing sophisticated image enhancement capabilities in a remarkably compact, easy-to-integrate package. How sophisticated? Try a convolution kernel 100s of pixels on a side. That means when EVD enhances a pixel, more than 10,000 of its nearest neighbors are invited to join the party.

Packaged in a compact 128-pin TQFP (thin quad flatpack) case, these chips use about 1/4-square inch of circuit board real estate, and can accept a wide array of digital data formats including YCrCb, RGB, and BT656. 10-bit data paths produce faithful results; the device is configurable for 8-bit applications as well.

What does it take to add this all-digital processing power to your video system? A place on your circuit board the size of a dime, and the usual clocks. Speaking of clocks... how fast does this thing go? The EVD1000 can operate at up to 75MHz (1080i), while the EVD1500 will run at 150MHz. That's 1080p speed - with no external heat sinks, add-on memories... just a single IC the size of a dime.

What's so fast about 150MHz, you ask? That's the pixel rate: now think about computing a convolution kernel 10,000 pixels in area... in real-time and at HDTV data rates for each and every pixel. How many (empty) DSPs and external memories do you have on that board? How many dropped frames can your system tolerate - none?

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